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title: 'Cypress.stop() | Cypress Documentation'
description: Stop Cypress on failure or any other conditions
sidebar_label: stop
---

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# Cypress.stop

Stop the Cypress App on the current machine while tests are running. This can be useful for stopping test execution upon failures or other predefined conditions.

:::tip

**Auto Cancellation**: If you're looking to automatically stop _all tests_ across _multiple machines_ when a test fails, consider using the [Auto Cancellation feature](/cloud/features/smart-orchestration/run-cancellation) in Cypress Cloud.

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:::

## Syntax

```javascript
Cypress.stop()
```

## Examples

### Stop tests when a test fails

To ensure tests stop immediately after a failure across any spec file, add the following snippet to your `support/index.js` file:

```javascript
afterEach(function () {
  if (this.currentTest.state === 'failed') {
    Cypress.stop()
    return
  }
})
```

### Abort tests when a condition is met

```javascript
beforeEach(() => {
  if (env !== 'expected-condition') {
    cy.log('Stop tests - environment is not setup correctly')
    Cypress.stop()
    return
  }
})
```

## Notes

Calling `Cypress.stop()` will stop the execution of remaining tests, but any code after `Cypress.stop()` in the same container block (such as `beforeEach` or `afterEach`) will still run. To prevent additional logic from executing after `Cypress.stop()`, add a `return` statement immediately after it:

```javascript
if (someCondition) {
  Cypress.stop()
  return // Prevents further code execution in this block
}
```

### `cypress run` vs `cypress open` behavior

Calling `Cypress.stop()` during `cypress run` will skip any remaining tests in the current specfile. If recording to Cypress Cloud, all screenshots, videos, and [Test Replay](/cloud/features/test-replay) will still successfully upload.

![Terminal output of a Cypress run displays running an `example.cy.ts` file with 1 test passing in green and 1 test passing in red with an error message. The Results table shows 4 tests, 1 passing, 1 failing, and 2 skipped.](/img/api/stop/cypress-stop-during-run-mode.png)

Calling `Cypress.stop()` during `cypress open` will stop execution of the Cypress App, but remain open for inspection. The remaining tests will not run.

![Cypress App shows an example.cy.ts file as running with 1 passing test collapsed, 1 failing test expanded with the assertion error and the remaining tests having not run, showing square neutral icons for their status.](/img/api/stop/cypress-stop-during-open-mode.png)

### Why choose Auto Cancellation?

[Auto Cancellation](/cloud/features/smart-orchestration/run-cancellation) is available with Cypress Cloud's Business+ plan. It offers several advantages over `Cypress.stop` for stopping tests on **failure**:

1. **Scope of Cancellation:** `Cypress.stop` halts only the current spec file, skipping remaining tests within it. Auto Cancellation, however, stops all tests across all machines and marks the entire run as **cancelled** in Cypress Cloud for better visibility.
2. **Configurable Thresholds:** Auto Cancellation allows you to define failure thresholds. `Cypress.stop` executes immediately when the specified condition is met.
3. **Simplified Configuration**: Auto Cancellation settings can be managed in Cypress Cloud, whereas `Cypress.stop` requires manual code changes.
4. **Optimization with Spec Prioritization**: Combined with [Spec Prioritization](/cloud/features/smart-orchestration/spec-prioritization) (another Business+ feature), Auto Cancellation helps efficiently allocate resources by running previously failing specs first in a new run.

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## See also

- [Auto Cancellation](/cloud/features/smart-orchestration/run-cancellation)
- [`Cypress.currentTest`](/api/cypress-api/currenttest)
- [`Cypress.currentRetry`](/api/cypress-api/currentretry)
- [Load Balancing](/cloud/features/smart-orchestration/load-balancing)
- [Parallelization](/cloud/features/smart-orchestration/parallelization)
- [Spec Prioritization](/cloud/features/smart-orchestration/spec-prioritization)
